So I woke up this morning extra tired, and the baby was with
her Oma & Opa for the day so we decided to call out sick and do something
enjoyable. We found ourselves in Philly, which is mainly just a foodie trip
unless we have scheduled plans. El Vez was
our first stop and as usual it did not disappoint!
We started off with a
pitcher of the classic El Vez Maragritas and of course the El Vez “Original”
Guacamole!
So delicious my mouth is water thinking about it again. Brian would have ordered a second guacamole, but after our meal I had to be rolled out of there!
For lunch I ordered the black bean enchiladas, they were
awesome! The menu describes them as caramelized onions, Chihuahua cheese,
smoked yellow tomato sauce. That sauce! I don’t know what it is, but I scrapped
up every last bit of it up with the remainder of our chips! Brian ordered the
Crispy Mahi-Mahi Tacos, red cabbage, avocado, chipotle pepper remoulade. Hunger
took over so I didn’t capture a picture of the meal, and neither of us offered
the other a taste of our dishes, so we must have really loved what we got! There
wasn’t a crumb remaining! Brian’s take on El Vez is it’s a bit pricey for just
2 tacos, and 2 enchiladas, but it was so enjoyable (You gatta splurge every now & again right?!) Besides we’ve been prior to this
trip and we will surely be back!
We had to stroll around the city to walk off our meals, and
do some shopping of course. I got two new blazers at Macys during the friends
and family sale! I’ll be wearing them to work upon my Thursday return. I had
seen these exact blazers as items others got via StitchFix, and I wasn’t sure how
I’d like the fit. I find it so much nicer to be able to try things on a head of
time, so this Macys trip was definitely not wasted. I picked this up in cream
& gray, I’m loving the polka dot detail when I roll the sleeves. Absolutely
adorable!
As we continued our stroll through Center City, our good friend Drew informed us we should try out Max Brenner for dessert. We had been sending “Be
jealous” pictures of El Vez to him earlier. He knows better than to threaten me
with amazing dessert! We found our way there with NO problems. After perusing
the chocolate dessert menu a few times, and interrogating our server on his
favorites and most popular choices, we decided upon the Max’s Famous Chocolate
Mess Party for Two. A warm chocolate mud cake in milk chocolate ganache, piles
of whipped cream (they are not kidding), vanilla ice cream, chocolate chunks
and toffee sauce. Served with strawberries, bananas, and choco-pops.
This was
to die for! Brian also ordered up an 80's Milkshake - which consists of milk chocolate ganache, vanilla ice cream and a crunchy chocolate shell. So delish!
To say we enjoyed every last bite would be an understatement, and I’m already looking forward to going
back. I know without a doubt my daughter will love her experience here!
Have you been to Max Brenner or El Vez? What’s your favorite
dishes? Any recommendations for us to check out on our next Philly outing?
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